Money safe



Sept. 25 1923.

H. S. RYSE MONEY SAFE Filed oct. 2e. 1922 ATTORNEY@ T 0 all 107mm t may 'cof/wem:

Patented sept. 25, icas.

HAROLDy s. noxes, or aanr'rEfircLI-s- MINNESOTA.

i MONEY; SAFE.

Application medA october 2c', 1922iY serial ne; 596.9% "l Be it known that I, HAROLD S; Borse, a citizen of the United States, residing at Minneapolis, vin the county of Hennepin and State of Minnesota, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Money Safes, of which thefollowing is av specification. Y

Hy invention relates to money safes. It relates particularly to money safes linto which the possessormay drop loose change and also bills from time to time until a sufficient-amount is accumulated for deposit in a bank, which ordinarily would be the bank which puts out the money safe. An object is to provide a safe of this kind having a boxlike member for containing the money which may be readily formed from suitable material such as metal. Another object is to provide detachable boolrlilre covers for the boxlike member which when attached and the box is lacquered in goldY or gilded gives the safe the appearance of a book. The safe is thus given an attractive appearance and is convenient for carrying since it may be easily slipped into the pocket or into a handbag. An object in particular is to provide means for detachably securing the booklike covers to thej boxlike member whereby the covers may be irmly held in place and can be readily de'- tached when desired.

The full objects and advantages of my invention will appear in connection with the detailed description, and the novel features of my inventive idea will be particularly pointed out in the claims.

In the accompanying drawings which illustrate an embodiment of my' invention,

Fig. l is a-plan view of the upper endl ofv my safe showing the booklike covers partly open. Fig. 2 is a side elevationalview with the rear portion of the sate shown in vertical section. y Fig. 3 is a view in section on the line 3-3 of Fig. l., Fiona is a crosssectional view of the securing means.

Referring Vto the construction shown in the drawings, the numeral l0 designates in general a box which may bel constructed of any suitable material such as metal. This box has a side l2 which is hinged to the back and which is provided with any suitable lock so that a closure for the safe is thereby produced. The top of the box is provided with a slot 14e for the insertion of coins, removal of which `isprevented by Va any convenientV manner.

pluralityv of 'Sguardfrfingers 1,76 'attached atf opposite sides of the slot in customary or y The ,top box is also `provided with a hole 18 which is too small to permitV escape of eventhe smaller coinsV but'is large enough topermit insertion of rolled up bills. Y The back of the box is provided with two perforations or openings 2O adapted to receive lugs 22 otset from a strip of metal QIlpreerably by strik- The'strp 24 is embedded in or'secured in suitable manner t0 the Vback 26 ofa pair of booklile covers 28 which arefformed of suitable material such as leather or other dexible material. likercovers in place on the box the lugs 22v are inserted in the perorations 2O and the ends of a flexible strip 30 are placed under the lugs. In Vorder that the strip 30 may be better held in place, the ends thereof may be cut V-sha'ped as shown in Fig. 3 and in order that the strip may be readily removed so that the boolrlike covers may be detached from the box,.the strip is provided with two projections 32 by means of of the'V i ,ing them out from the material thereof. f

In order to'secure the book- Y which it maybe exed'outwardly as shown in `dotted lines AinFig; 2. v y

The operation and advantages of my in` ventionV will now be obvious. The covers may be readily detached at any time when the saferis open by removingthe strip V30 in the manner indicated in Fig..` 2, access toV this strip being possible only when the saleV is open. If a customer has been using a safe for a considerable llength of time and closes out his account, and returns the .safe to the bank, a new cover can immediately be attached at small cost, whereas if the j cover were permanently attached to the safe thedepreeiation in a few years from safesv turned in onclosed considerable ltem.v

I claim:

accounts would be a 1. A money safe .comprising a boxlike Y member, booklike covers for said member, lugs carried by the back of said covers l'adapted to pass through openings in the adapted to pass through openings in the back of said member, a flexible strip-adapted to detachably engage said lugs, pro- Y losy Vio

lugs Carried by the backV of said covers" adapted to passhrough openings 1n they back of said member, and a exible strip adapted to detechably engage said lugs, said iexlble strip having V-shaped ends for engagement with Said ings.

4. A money safe comprising a boxlike,

Va strip attachedto the back of said e0v`ers,`

lugs carried by said strip adapted to pass through vopenings in Jehe back of said member, and a flexible stripr'adapted t0 detachably engage said lugs. w

In 'testimoriywhereof I hereunto affix my signature. ,v i n VHAROLD S.. ROYSE.` 

